Example sentences of "[subord] [vb mod] be justified " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was far more than could be justified in the straitened circumstances of the time ( and indeed it would have produced a large margin of spare capacity on the actual early 1950s peak demand ) . |
| 2 | Secondly , there needs to be a reasonably close relationship between taxation and accountability : if some voters can gain markedly greater benefits than others without making any substantial financial contribution , then the electoral system is likely to encourage higher levels of spending than would be justified on grounds of efficiency . |
| 3 | The circumstances of a particular case may , as a matter of discretion , justify a more stringent order against a contravener than would be justified against a person ‘ knowingly concerned , ’ but that is not the point . |
| 4 | Courts will be able to impose on a sexual offender who poses a serious risk to the public a longer custodial sentence than would be justified solely by the seriousness of the offence . |
| 5 | If one had reason to contribute only a little to the scheme this might show that the scheme is unjustifiable since it requires greater sacrifice than can be justified . |
| 6 | The real concern is that the remedy applied to suppress these practices may do more long-term damage to the rights of authors and publishers than can be justified by any compensation to the victims of crime or assuaging of the moral outrage achieved by the forfeiture of the proceeds of crime . |
| 7 | ‘ But , given a level playing field , we believe that the work commitments we are agreeing to are as great as can be justified in commercial terms , and hope that this is recognised by Whitehall . ’ |